Empire Electric Association: electric rates and average bill
Empire Electric Association is an electric cooperative that serves 13,016 homes in Colorado. In 2025, its average home used 703 kWh a month and paid $110.29 (15.7¢ per kWh), more than the Colorado average of $103.30.
- Electric cooperative
- 13,016 homes
- EIA data, 2025
Empire Electric Association at a glance
| Type of utility | Electric cooperative |
|---|---|
| Homes served in Colorado | 13,016 |
| Average home bill | $110.29 a month (Colorado average $103.30) |
| Average price | 15.7¢ per kWh (Colorado average 15.7¢) |
| Average home use | 703 kWh a month (Colorado average 658) |
| Business customers | 11.0¢ per kWh, average bill $434.51 a month (2,832 businesses; Colorado business rates) |
| Power outages | 1.4 outages and 175 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 1.4 outages and 175 minutes with major storms (more minutes than the middle Colorado utility, 81 minutes) |
| Smart meters | 100% of home meters |
| Time-based rates for homes | Time-of-use pricing; 13,016 homes enrolled |
| Grid | WECC region; owns power plants |
| Counties served | Dolores, Montezuma, San Miguel |
Price rank: Empire Electric Association has the 18th lowest average price of the 29 Colorado utilities with 1,000 or more homes.
Other utilities in the same counties
These utilities also serve homes in one or more of the counties of Empire Electric Association. Your address has one utility: it is on your bill.
| Utility | Homes | Average bill | Price per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xcel Energy (Colorado)Bill calculator on this site | 1,379,910 | $92.91 | 15.9¢ |
| San Miguel Power Association | 12,379 | $134.50 | 16.8¢ |
Empire Electric Association rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for Empire Electric Association yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The current rates are on the Empire Electric Association rates page. The averages on this page come from the yearly report that each utility files with the U.S. Energy Information Administration (Form EIA-861, 2025 data), so they show the past year, not today's rates.
- Empire Electric Association website
- State regulator: Colorado Public Utilities Commission
- The average electric bill in Colorado, the average bill in each state and the ZIP code finder
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What is the average Empire Electric Association electric bill (CO)?
In 2025, its average home used 703 kWh a month and paid $110.29 (15.7¢ per kWh), more than the Colorado average of $103.30.
How often does the power go out with Empire Electric Association (CO)?
In 2025, the average Empire Electric Association customer had 1.4 outages and 175 minutes without power, not counting major storms (1.4 outages and 175 minutes with them).
Does Empire Electric Association (CO) have time-of-use rates?
Empire Electric Association reported these time-based rates for homes to EIA in 2025: Time-of-use pricing; 13,016 homes enrolled. The rate schedules have the hours and prices.
utilityratecalc.com is not part of Empire Electric Association. Source: EIA-861 data, 2025. The averages include all charges that the utility reports as revenue from homes that buy their power from it.